arch
were arching
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past progressiveof arch.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Already the high, brilliant skies of the Great West were arching over him.
From The Last of the Chiefs A Story of the Great Sioux War by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
The walls were arching, and lighted from above.
From Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author by Caroline Lee Hentz
They were arching out from the central trunk toward the far side of the clearing.
From The Tree of Life by C. L. (Catherine Lucile) Moore
